The Importance Of Self-Investment

Investing yourself is the best investment. Self-investment means you, yourself, are willing to make larger investments in enhancing your core capabilities. For economists, a specific definition for investment is an action or process of investing money or capital assets in financial markets for profit or material result. In this book, self-investments is generally defined as a process of courageously exerting one’s time, human capital; ability and efforts into making it a success in a long-term. This certainly involves taking a risk or every opportunity that knocks, often in uncertainty, to patiently reap the benefits of your hard work after a very long period of time. This is a simple investment that you will actually enjoy in a distant future.

It’s essential to do the things you used to talk about doing but never did. You should know when to let go and when to hold on tight. ‘‘Stop rushing.’’ Don’t be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. One should learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who lift you up, and cut loose the ones who bring you down. The greatest prison we live in is the fear what other people will think, so stop giving your power away. Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting. Be old enough to appreciate your freedom, and young enough to enjoy it. Finally, know who you are.

I believe anybody who has ever played sport knows this one. It requires practice and hard work in order